news desk
noun
: the office where news is gathered to be reported in a newspaper, on television, etc.
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First off, our breaking news desk is second to none.
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Bob Cusack, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
Arianna Johnson Arianna Johnson is a reporter on the Forbes news desk who covers explainers and trends, with a frequent focus on health and science.
—Robert Hart, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Arianna Johnson is a reporter on the Forbes news desk who covers explainers and trends, with a frequent focus on health and science.
—Arianna Johnson, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
Those who previously worked as a digital news writer or editor, or news desk producer or editor, working in separate structures and performing often duplicative tasks, will join unified teams in the US and our main international hubs.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 10 July 2024
Fey, 53, and Poehler, 52, appeared behind the iconic Weekend Update news desk to offer jokes about each of Monday's nominees for outstanding live variety special.
—Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 16 Jan. 2024
For example, the former head of TMZ’s news desk was the son of the assistant sheriff in Orange County.
—Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Nov. 2023
As The Times’ Meg James reports, among the departments hit by the layoffs are photography, audio, audience engagement, and the copy and news desks — in November 2021, my colleague Denise Florez outlined in the newsletter what a news desk editor does.
—Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2023
The National Association of Black Journalists issued a scathing statement in early May, slamming NFL Media for lacking a single Black manager or full-time employee on its news desk.
—Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 1 June 2023
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Bob Cusack, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
Arianna Johnson Arianna Johnson is a reporter on the Forbes news desk who covers explainers and trends, with a frequent focus on health and science.
—Robert Hart, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Arianna Johnson is a reporter on the Forbes news desk who covers explainers and trends, with a frequent focus on health and science.
—Arianna Johnson, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
Those who previously worked as a digital news writer or editor, or news desk producer or editor, working in separate structures and performing often duplicative tasks, will join unified teams in the US and our main international hubs.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 10 July 2024
Fey, 53, and Poehler, 52, appeared behind the iconic Weekend Update news desk to offer jokes about each of Monday's nominees for outstanding live variety special.
—Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 16 Jan. 2024
For example, the former head of TMZ’s news desk was the son of the assistant sheriff in Orange County.
—Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Nov. 2023
As The Times’ Meg James reports, among the departments hit by the layoffs are photography, audio, audience engagement, and the copy and news desks — in November 2021, my colleague Denise Florez outlined in the newsletter what a news desk editor does.
—Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2023
The National Association of Black Journalists issued a scathing statement in early May, slamming NFL Media for lacking a single Black manager or full-time employee on its news desk.
—Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 1 June 2023
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“News desk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/news%20desk. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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